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12 Mar 2025 EEC discussed prospects for sustainable agricultural development On March 12, the round table "Green Horizons: Sustainable Development of Agriculture in the Member States of the Eurasian Economic Union" was held at the Eurasian Economic Commission under the chairmanship of Naira Karapetyan, Director of the EEC Agricultural Policy Department. The participants discussed approaches to analyzing and modeling the consequences of introducing carbon tax in agriculture of the EAEU countries, the role of green agriculture in reducing the carbon footprint, prospects for inter-country cooperation of organic producers, regulation of greenhouse gas emissions in using fertilizers and a number of other issues. As Naira Karapetyan noted in her speech, sustainable development of the agricultural sector is becoming more and more important in the world of today, since agriculture is directly related to the use of natural resources and has a significant impact on the environment. "Mitigation in the EAEU requires transformation of the agricultural and food systems through concerted action and adapting the industry to current realities," emphasized the Director of the EEC Agricultural Policy Department. The round table was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Russian Quality System, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Institute of Applied Economic Research of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration and relevant businesses.
11 Mar 2025 EAEU established working group to implement “pilot” on applying e-CMR electronic international consignment notes On March 11, the Eurasian Economic Commission's Board decided to establish a Working Group for implementing a pilot project on the use of electronic international consignment notes e-CMR in international road freight transport in the Eurasian Economic Union countries. The Working Group will include representatives of the EAEU countries' authorized bodies in the field of transport, digitalization, tax and customs regulation, as well as the business community, scientific organizations and industry associations. Arzybek Kozhoshev, EEC Minister in charge of Energy and Infrastructure, was appointed as head of the expert platform. “Today we have made another step towards transiting to legally binding electronic document flow in the field of road transport. The Working Group will determine the terms and procedure for the pilot project on applying electronic international consignment notes in the EAEU, as well as explore practical issues of its implementation,” the EEC Minister noted. The main purpose of the project is to ensure practical testing of the technology for cross-border exchange of electronic documents between entities from different States using the digital signature and “trusted third party” mechanisms. The pilot project will help accelerate the process of obtaining and checking transport documents, as well as achieve cost savings in implementing transport, logistics, control and supervision procedures. The Working Group is scheduled to meet in Q2 2025.
11 Mar 2025 Arzybek Kozhoshev informed about 10-year functioning of EAEU Arzybek Kozhoshev, EEC Minister in charge of Energy and Infrastructure, delivered a video address to the participants of the International Discussion dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Eurasian Economic Union. The main subjects of the participants' discussion included the successes achieved and the challenges faced by the Union. “A number of factors and their negative consequences became external challenges for the Union, which the association successfully coped with. This is evidenced by the GDP growth for the above period by about 50% — from 1.6 tln US dollars to 2.4 tln US dollars. Along with that, mutual trade doubled and amounted to about 90 bln US dollars, and its share in the total volume of the EAEU foreign trade grew to 18.2%,” Arzybek Kozhoshev noted. The Minister reported on more comfortable conditions for the EAEU citizens in the field of education, medical care, granting and payment of pensions. The Minister outlined some benefits for the business community, for which the Union's law envisages free movement of goods and equal access to public procurement. The EEC Minister also emphasized that today the issues of a common market for oil, gas and electric power are being moved on, which will ensure the availability of energy resources and the development of the EAEU countries. The tasks on diversifying supplies and building up the potential of new transport corridors, such as the North-South transport corridor and cooperation with China under the Belt and Road project are being solved.
10 Mar 2025 Bakytzhan Sagintaev congratulated Alexander Turchin on his appointment as Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus Bakytzhan Sagintaev, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission, congratulated Alexander Turchin on his appointment as Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus. "I am confident that your activities as Head of the Government will contribute to further development of Belarus and the Eurasian economic integration," the congratulatory letter reads. On behalf of the EEC and in his own capacity, Bakytzhan Sagintaev wished Alexander Turchin good health and fulfilment of all plans for the benefit of the Republic of Belarus and its citizens.
10 Mar 2025 In response to EEC appeal, Serbia lifted restrictions on imports of sunflower oil and fat-containing products from Union countries Serbia has notified the Eurasian Economic Commission about lifting quantitative restrictions on imports of sunflower oil and fat-containing products from the Eurasian Economic Union countries. The lifting of restrictions was initiated by Nenad Popovic, Minister of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, responsible for the development of relations with the EAEU, in reaction to an appeal from the EEC. "The issue had been addressed by the Commission since April last year as part of the work on implementing the Free Trade Agreement between the Union and Serbia. In particular, the topic was touched upon during my September meeting with Nenad Popovic," noted Andrey Slepnev, EEC Minister in charge of Trade. He added that the lifting of restrictions reflects constructive interaction and emphasizes the positive development of trade and economic cooperation between the two parties. After the introduction of restrictive measures in March 2024, exports of sunflower oil and margarine (CN FEA 1512 19 900 2, 1512 19 900 9, 1517 10 100 0, 1517 10 900 0) from the EAEU to Serbia in the first 10 months of 2024 decreased by 40% compared to the same period in 2023. That said, the 2023 figure showed about a fivefold increase from 2022.
10 Mar 2025 Konstantin Begidzhanov appointed Deputy Director of EEC Trade Policy Department Konstantin Begidzhanov was born on September 30, 1988 in Yerevan. In 2009, he graduated from the Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) State University with a degree in economics. From 2009 to 2011 he did his military service. In 2018, he graduated from the National Polytechnic University of Armenia with a Master's degree in economics. In 2024, he completed the program "Change Management and Business Development" at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. In 2008–2020, he held various positions in Armenian and Russian commercial enterprises. In particular, from 2011 to 2017, he managed a subsidiary of the Russian Progresstech LLC in Armenia — an engineering center specializing in strength analysis and design optimization of aviation and automotive equipment, taking part in projects of the Russian United Aircraft Corporation. From 2017 to 2020, he was co-founder and CEO of Minnova.AM, a technology company specializing in processing and analyzing dynamic data from mobile devices. From March 2020 to March 2021, he worked as an assistant to a Member of the Board — Minister in charge of Industry and Agriculture of the Eurasian Economic Commission. From March 2021 to March 2025, he served as Deputy Director of the EEC Antitrust Regulation Department. He is an awardee of a Certificate of Appreciation and the Commission's lapel badge "For Personal Contribution to Developing Integration". Since March 10, 2025 he was appointed Deputy Director of the Eurasian Economic Commission's Trade Policy Department.
10 Mar 2025 Vladimir Serpikov told ESCAP session participants about features of EAEU climate agenda Vladimir Serpikov, Director of the Eurasian Economic Commission's Trade Policy Department, participated in the ESCAP Expert Group Meeting on Leveraging Transformative Potential of Trade and Trade Facilitation for Sustainable Development in North and Central Asia. At the session "Climate-Smart Trade and Trade Facilitation," he told about the principles and approaches to shaping the climate agenda in the Eurasian Economic Union, as well as the existing instruments for the promotion of low-carbon development. The event participants discussed the potential impact of trade-related climate measures on the EAEU market and trade with third countries. Special attention was paid to exchanging views on criteria for green projects (model taxonomies). "The establishment of common approaches to developing the carbon market can serve not only to protect export-oriented industries of the EAEU, but also to develop competitive advantages in industries with a relatively low carbon footprint or with a significant potential for its reduction," mentioned Vladimir Serpikov.
10 Mar 2025 EEC discussed declaration of medicines The issue of declaring pharmaceutical substances, intermediates, reagents and materials for producing medicines imported into the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union was considered at a meeting of the working group on customs declaration under the specialized Advisory Committee of the Eurasian Economic Commission. The meeting was held at the EEC's headquarters under the chairmanship of Grigor Oganyan, Deputy Director of the EEC Department for Customs Legislation and Law Enforcement Practice. In particular, in order to automate and control movements of such goods, it is proposed to indicate coded information voluntarily, to optimize its processing and subsequent use.    The Working Group on Customs Declaration was established in 2022 by decision of the Advisory Committee on Customs Regulation. Its areas of expertise include declaration of goods, including the form of and procedure for filling in a release request prior to submitting a customs declaration.
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